The Fifth Liners

The San Jose Sharks might be looking at a couple of games without defenseman Brad Stuart . The blueliner was assessed a minor penalty for elbowing Rick Nash in the Sharks' 9-2 smashing of the New York Rangers yesterday. Nash did not return after the first intermission. The NHL Department for Player Safety will hold a hearing on Wednesday to determine if Stuart should face extra punishment. Rule 28 in the NHL's big book o'rules says that any infraction of the rules can be investigated to see if further fines/suspension are required. Irregardless of whether it was punished in the game or not. I can see Stuart getting a few days off cos of this one. Hits to the head are a really big bone of contention right now within the hockey community. Whatever happens, Stuart will now be enemy number one when the Sharks head to the Madison Square Gardens!  In other news; the New York Islanders' center Frans Nielsen also found himself in hot water yesterday after ...

The San Jose Sharks might be looking at a couple of games without defenseman Brad Stuart. The blueliner was assessed a minor penalty for elbowing Rick Nash in the Sharks' 9-2 kicking of the New York Rangers yesterday. Nash did not return after the first intermission. The NHL Department for Player Safety will hold a hearing on Wednesday to determine if Stuart should face extra punishment. Rule 28 in the NHL's big book o'rules says that any infraction of the rules can be investigated to see if further fines/suspension are required. Irregardless of whether it was punished in the game or not. I can see Stuart getting a few days off cos of this one. Hits to the head are a really big bone of contention right now amongst the hockey community. Whatever happens, Stuart will now be enemy number one when the Sharks head to the Madison Square Gardens!  Update! Stuart has been suspended for three games. In other news; the New York Islanders' center Frans Nielsen also found him...

The news about Raffi Torres' suspension has almost eclipsed the fact that there was a thriller of a game last night. The Sharks made their second trip to LA in the series and although a game down, gave a damn good account of themselves. Jeff Carter and Drew Doughty put the Kings 2-0 up, only for Patrick Marleau and Brad Stuart to cancel out the Kings' lead.  Marc-Edouard Vlasic gave the Sharks the edge halfway through the third period but struggled with penalties. Dustin Brown scored with less than two minutes left to draw equal and 22 seconds later, Trevor Lewis netted the winner for LA.